Author: Joe Lancello

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Fisher School Bus Accident

FISHER, MN—No one was injured after a school bus and a semi collided east of Fisher Thursday morning.  Shortly after 8am, Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a two vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road 61 and 340th Avenue Southwest.  When they arrived, deputies found a semi and a Fisher School District…
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October 22, 2026 0

5th Anniversary Of Bemidji Girl’s Disappearance

BEMIDJI, MN—It was five years ago that a Bemidji teenager disappeared.  Family and friends are still searching for her.  October 22, 2021 was the last time anyone saw 15-year-old Neveah Kingbird of Bemidji.  According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, she had left a Bemidji residence around 2am that day and no one has…
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October 22, 2026 0

Mahnomen Hospital Update

MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, City Administrator Taylor Guenther gave the Council an update on state bonding money the City received for the Mahnomen Hospital and nursing home. There will also be a Hospital Joint Powers meeting and Mahnomen Health Board meeting next Wednesday, October 28 at 5pm at the Mahnomen Health Center.


October 22, 2026 0

Fertile-Beltrami School News

FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Dean of Students Chris Zimmel talks about upcoming activities.


October 20, 2026 0

Levee Inspections

NORMAN COUNTY, MN—The US Army Corps of Engineers recently inspected the community levees in Perley and Hendrum.  Wild Rice Watershed District Administrator Tara Jensen tells us more. Tara Jensen was a guest on Monday’s KRJB Kaleidoscope program, which airs weekday mornings at 9 on 106.5 FM KRJB.


October 20, 2026 0

Mahnomen City Council Meets

MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council took a first step toward a new water treatment plant in the city. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther has the details. Guenther also reminds Mahnomen residents that city streets will be swept in the next few days. Guenther announced that the CP Holiday Train will be coming to Mahnomen on…
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October 20, 2026 0

Threat To Shoot Up UND Fraternity House

GRAND FORKS, ND—University of North Dakota Police say a man threatened to shoot up a fraternity and assaulted a member early Sunday morning. According to court records and declarations from UND Police, Police were sent to a UND fraternity house around 2:30am Sunday about a man who was making threats and that man said he had…
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October 20, 2026 0

Essentia Health-Ada Receives Honor

ADA, MN—Essentia Health in Ada has received a special award.  Essentia Health Ada Administrator Erin Stoltman shares the news. Stoltman tells us what criteria Vizient used to measure high quality care. Essentia Health Ada was recognized in the Critical Access Hospital category.  Critical access hospitals are rural hospitals that are designated by the Centers for…
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October 20, 2026 0

Ulen-Hitterdal Students To Attend National FFA Convention

ULEN, MN—The national FFA convention starts this week in Indianapolis.  Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson says nine of his students will attend the convention. You can hear the latest news from the Ulen-Hitterdal School District Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB 106.5 FM.


October 20, 2026 0

2 Injured In Clearwater County Accident

CLEARWATER COUNTY, MN—Two people from Bemidji were taken to the hospital after their pickup truck rolled over Sunday night in Clearwater County.  The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup driven by 38-year-old Tylor Dean Preston of Bemidji was going south on 131st Street in Falk Township just before 11pm Sunday, when it lost control, veered…
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October 19, 2026 0